title: Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of left atrial abscess after ablation of atrial fibrillation.
abstract: We report a 52-year-old patient with a late presentation of a fistula that occurred after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. A secondary left atrial wall abscess was diagnosed by upper endoscopy and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Emergency operative repair was successful, with no adverse cardiac or gastrointestinal sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Gilbert H L
authors.initials: GHL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pawale
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Grant R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Simons
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: paul.stelzer@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Stelzer
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae
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